Sauries are fish of the family
Scomberesocidae. There are two genera, each
containing two species.

Sauries are marine epipelagic fish which live in
tropical and temperate waters. These fish often jump while swimming
near the surface, skimming the water. The jaws of sauries are
beak-like, ranging from long, slender beaks to relatively short
ones with lower jaw only slightly elongated. The mouth openings of
sauries, however, are relatively small and the jaws are weakly
toothed. A row of small finlets
behind the dorsal and
anal
fins is also a feature of sauries. An unusual feature of these
fish is that they lack swim
bladders. Sauries grow to a maximum length of about 46 cm. They
are harvested commercially as a food
fish.